$5K reward offered for information on July Newark homicide

Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura, seen here in this file photo, announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the gunman involved in a Newark homicide last month.Star-Ledger file photo

NEWARK — The Essex County's CrimeStoppers program is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the gunman responsible for a July shooting that left a 23-year-old Newark man dead.

Antonio Manning was gunned down while fleeing from an armed man on Grafton Avenue on July 8th, according to Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura.

Witnesses described the suspect as a black male who was last seen wearing blue shorts, black or blue sneakers, according to Fontoura, who said the shooter's hair was also braided into dreadlocks.

Manning was shot around 10:30 p.m., and died 30 minutes later at University Hosptial in Newark, prosecutors said last month. Officials have not offered a motive in the killing.

Fontoura urged anyone with information about Manning's death to contact the prosecutor's homicide task force at 973-621-4158 or the Sheriff's CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 973-877-TIPS.